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62563

ZIP 62563 is Rochester, Illinois, mostly in Sangamon County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sangamon +1 more
Metro area
Springfield, IL
Population
5,766
Coordinates
39.7193, -89.4963
☼ Live from 62563 — Rochester, IL

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Where 62563 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62563
  • 🔢 Type 62563 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgSZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 62563 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010001100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62561 (Riverton, IL, 11 mi away) and 62565 (Shelbyville, IL, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62563 becomes 36526 — and that is a real ZIP code: Daphne, AL, 636 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23665, 26563, 32566, 32656, 35266, 35662, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32656 in Keystone Heights, FL, 806 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯482 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62563 and you would come out at 39.72°S, 90.50°E — 1,194 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 59.5 square miles of land, 62563 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,766This ZIP5,766
Households2,178This ZIP2,178
Housing units2,270This ZIP2,270
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$117,255This ZIP$117,255Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$262,800This ZIP$262,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,391This ZIP$1,391Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.3%This ZIP45.3%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density97.0 / sq miThis ZIP97.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments117This ZIP117
Employees569This ZIP569
Annual payroll$20,903,000This ZIP$20,903,000
Tax returns filed3,080This ZIP3,080
Total adjusted gross income$327,552,000This ZIP$327,552,000

Land area

Land area59.46 sq miThis ZIP59.46 sq mi
Water area0.66 sq miThis ZIP0.66 sq mi

Counties 62563 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Sangamon County 95.8%
Christian County 4.2%

Other place names in 62563

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ZIP codes near 62563

ZIPCityDistance
62712 Springfield, IL 4.9 mi
62719 Springfield, IL 6.2 mi
62722 Springfield, IL 6.2 mi
62723 Springfield, IL 6.2 mi
62726 Springfield, IL 6.2 mi
62736 Springfield, IL 6.2 mi
62756 Springfield, IL 6.2 mi
62762 Springfield, IL 6.2 mi
62763 Springfield, IL 6.2 mi
62764 Springfield, IL 6.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62563?

62563 is in Rochester, Illinois, in Sangamon County, part of the Springfield, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7193, -89.4963.

What county is 62563 in?

62563 spans 2 counties: Sangamon County and Christian County. Most of it falls in Sangamon County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 62563?

Rochester uses area code 217, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62563 in?

62563 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62563?

About 5,766 people live in ZIP code 62563, in 2,178 households, at 97.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 62563?

$117,255 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62563?

The closest are 62712 (4.9 mi), 62719 (6.2 mi), 62722 (6.2 mi), 62723 (6.2 mi) and 62726 (6.2 mi).

Is 62563 a PO Box ZIP code?

62563 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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